Posts tagged “fitness”

Warren and I have stepped up to the starting line. We recently took a vacation back to Georgia! Upon coming home we have decided it is time to get our priorities in order. First things first we need to get back in shape. One thing my family has always supported is a healthy life style. Fitness and Mental!

I remember in my early 20’s watching my sister completing the Chicago Marathon and thinking…. Wow!!! I was so proud of her. When I decided to start jogging she was there to help me along. I completed my first 12k with my sister, brother-in-law and family friend in St. Peter

sburg Florida. Probably the best road trip I took that year. Marie and I then took a sister’s road trip to Nashville Tennessee and completed my first half Marathon! The moral of this story is — if I can do it so can most others. It took a little training, time and determination. I did decide that day 13.1 miles was a good milestone for me. A full marathon was not my next goal.

Skinny is not a word in my body’s vocabulary. Getting in shape however really did my body good! Warren and I have been a pretty active couple compared to many. Eating right, jogging, biking, and swimming has somehow been pushed aside these last few years since moving into our first apartment. All of the top chess coaches I know emphasize that getting a brain workout everyday is important. Just as important as getting one’s fitness workout in too. Most top chess teams during competitions and training workout together. I thought this was interesting when I first learned of it! Now I understand it much better. For the mind to con

centrate for long periods of time, the physical body plays a vital role supporting it.

I am a coupon lover! I enjoy seeing daily deals from Groupon, Living Social and Amazon. With a tight budget coupons even tend to feel more like window shopping these days. Warren and I were so happy when we got back to New Jersey and received a daily deal from amazon for Escape Fitness. This gym is only 5 minutes from our apartment and the deal included; 1 fitness assessment, 4 personal training sessions and 10 fitness classes. This sounded like an offer we couldn’t refuse.

Yesterday we stepped up to the starting line with our personal trainer Alisha to complete our fitness assessment. Did we pass? I think so because this journey will improve with time and taking the test was just the first step. Saturday morning will be our first training session. I look forward to recovery on Sunday.

Our Breakthrough

We truly feel the wonderful game of chess can and will benefit families and groups. The game of chess it seems is being unearthed in a new and balanced way to improve social interactions. Chess is being adapted to exploit metacognition (learning to learn) and situational analysis. As a result, family relationships may be strengthened and channels to personal growth developed.

Chess Made Fun is not a popular learning program for our youth, nor is it a "Hair Club for Men" of the past. We do not relegate chess to an allurement or form of entertainment. Our effort and approach to teaching chess through therapeutic means, unshackles the game and reveals chess for what it truly is — a gateway to understanding the natural world.

Visualization becomes a powerful tool to young and old minds where wonder and breakthrough energies abound. Like never before, our special relationship with this remarkable game and the way we deliver it will truly benefit families for years to come. Read On...

culture change

Chess made its resurgence in the United States when Harry Potter became the reigning chess champion — RIP Robert F.

Laura Sherman wrote a first of its kind book titled "Chess Is Child's Play". What she said about it —
"This isn't a children's book. That's why there aren't any colorful illustrations or cartoon characters. It is a book written for parents. It's written for you!" Read On...

Endgame (stylized ENDGAMƎ) is a popular Canadian television drama series from 2011 now exclusively broadcast on Hulu.

Chess is played, but more often displayed as a clever accessory. Chess enthusiasts see "Chess as Art", but realize the distinction in the public eye. Chess is a dirty game with its twists and turns. Unadapted to health and higher learning institutions, chess collects dust in dark spaces where it remains clean and unencumbered. Our sincere hope is to thwart both ideas in popular culture, business circles, even to gamers who clamor to HDTV.